Brokerages Set Aviva plc (LON:AV) PT at GBX 538

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 538 ($6.76).

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.59) to GBX 550 ($6.91) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th.

Aviva Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of AV opened at GBX 485.70 ($6.10) on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 476.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 482.73. The stock has a market cap of £12.92 billion, a PE ratio of 1,055.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. Aviva has a 12 month low of GBX 390.70 ($4.91) and a 12 month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.41). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Insider Transactions at Aviva

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 987 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 489 ($6.14) per share, with a total value of £4,826.43 ($6,061.83). Also, insider Amanda Blanc purchased 6,250 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 499 ($6.27) per share, for a total transaction of £31,187.50 ($39,170.43). Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

About Aviva

Aviva plc provides various insurance, retirement, investment, and savings products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and internationally. The company offers life insurance, long-term health and accident insurance, savings, pension, and annuity products, as well as pension fund business and lifetime mortgage products.